# Welcome to Avail Forum! 👋 **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Started\ **Tags:** get-started\ **Created:** [September 14, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5 "2023-09-14T07:25:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/availproject/original/1X/3cc77370b2dee682d5a53c140c239a1848ff0380.svg) [@system](https://forum.availproject.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/1 "2023-09-14T07:25:21Z")
# BIG Welcome to the Avail Community! We are so glad you joined us. This is [Avail](https://www.availproject.org/) Forum, the space for the Avail Community to gather, and discuss important topics in the ecosystem, validator communication, and more. Here’s how you can get started: 🗣 **Introduce yourself** - Where in the world are you from? 🌍 - What are your interests (personal, intellectual, professional, or academic) ? 📝 - What drives your passion for Avail? ⚡ - What contributions do you plan to make? 🚀 - Anything else you’d like to share with us? We’re all ears 😀 To continue the conversation, join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/y6fHnxZQX8), follow us on [X (Twitter)](https://x.com/availproject), and join in the discussions on the Forum! 📖 **Get to know the community** by [browsing discussions](https://forum.availproject.org/top) that are already happening here. When you find a post interesting, informative, or entertaining, use the ❤ to show your appreciation or support! 🤝 **Contribute** by commenting, sharing your own perspective, asking questions, or offering feedback in the discussion. Before replying or starting new topics, please review the [Community Guidelines](https://forum.availproject.org/faq). ## Helpful Links - [Avail Documentation](https://availproject.github.io/) - [Avail Blog](https://blog.availproject.org/) - [Avail Github](https://github.com/availproject) - [Avail Explorations](https://github.com/availproject/avail-uncharted) - [Avail Resources](https://github.com/availproject/availproject.github.io) > If you need help or have a suggestion, feel free to ask in #Site Feedback or [contact the admins](https://forum.availproject.org/about). ---
**Author:** ![robin-rrt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/robin-rrt/32/15_2.png) [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/3 "2023-09-19T15:41:53Z")
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Avail community! Excited to kick this thread off and I invite everyone to join! I’m Robin, hailing from India 🇮🇳 I’m responsible for all things DevRel at Avail. Happy to kick things off here. I’m passionate about building communities here, and sow the seeds for building a community for builders to create amazing stuff using Avail. I hope to be your bridge to help you connect with resources and build connections in this forum. Let’s build on Avail and don’t hesitate to reach out to me if there any questions 💙 ---
**Author:** ![Kathleen](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/kathleen/32/19_2.png) [@Kathleen](https://forum.availproject.org/u/Kathleen)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/4 "2023-09-20T07:21:16Z")
**Greetings Everyone!** 👋🏽 I’m Kathleen, responsible for marketing communications at Avail. My journey in the blockchain space began in 2017, transitioning from my role as a Bloomberg journalist. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to lead the Maker Foundation’s endeavors in Japan, drive growth, and boost the reputation of Polygon as the Head of Communications at the organization. It’s been an inspiring nine months since I joined Avail. Each day has brought new learning opportunities. I hope you feel the warmth and friendliness of this community. If you have questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out! 🤠 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/dan/32/20_2.png) [@dan](https://forum.availproject.org/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/5 "2023-09-20T18:48:15Z")
Hi everyone! I’m Dan, based in the US 🇺🇸 and I head up product at Avail. I have a long worked in the linux/open source space, the open Web, identity, and more recently on blockchains. I’m very excited to be a part of this journey with you, and can’t wait to see what we will build together on Avail! 🚀 Please reach out anytime if there’s anything I can help with. ---
**Author:** ![jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jake](https://forum.availproject.org/u/jake)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/6 "2023-09-20T22:39:32Z")
Hi all, I’m **Jake** , based in **San Francisco** 🌁, and I’m on the **Product Marketing team at Avail**. I’ve had the chance to work on Avail for the last year and a half, and I’m excited to see much of that work come to fruition in the next few months. I began working in the crypto space with the ICON project in Korea back in 2017, and had the chance to double down on Web3 when I joined a consumer startup in 2019, and then Polygon, before Avail. Incredibly excited to bring this project to the world, and hope to meet many more of you soon. ---
**Author:** ![Scott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Scott](https://forum.availproject.org/u/Scott)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/7 "2023-09-22T10:36:00Z")
Hey everyone! Scott here, originally from New Zealand 🇳🇿 and living in Bahrain 🇧🇭. I’m working with the Marketing team at Avail focused on writing content for our blogs so if you have anything you think we should cover please lmk. Blockchain technology and decentralisation attracted me to this space originally and I’m very glad to be working at the forefront of blockchain scaling with the incredibly talented and very friendly team at Avail. Looking forward to breaking new ground with you all 🏗 ---
**Author:** ![0xboater](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/0xboater/32/26_2.png) [@0xboater](https://forum.availproject.org/u/0xboater)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/8 "2023-09-22T15:00:30Z")
Hello everyone! I am 0xboater, from China. I didn’t enter the crypto world until 2021. What I do is to search for advanced crypto projects in twitter. I was attracted by the innovative culture of the Ethereum-related ecosystem and focused on expanding Ethereum-related work, just as Ethereum expanded Bitcoin. I will run the avail node, test it and introduce it to my Chinese friends. You are very hardworking and smart. ---
**Author:** ![robin-rrt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/robin-rrt/32/15_2.png) [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/9 "2023-09-22T19:11:04Z")
Welcome to Avail! Happy to see you here. Do test out the node and let us know your experience 😁 ---
**Author:** ![prabal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/prabal/32/21_2.png) [@prabal](https://forum.availproject.org/u/prabal)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/10 "2023-09-24T22:27:54Z")
Hello! This is Prabal. Blockchains generally interest me as it uses a confluence of ideas from different domains, starting from different subfields of CS to Economics, to create a tech that impacts real people. Excited to help build Avail, as a scalable DA layer is what will allow large scale deployment of blockchain systems to scale trust. Hope to have some constructive and engaging conversations on this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Ighcrypto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/ighcrypto/32/32_2.png) [@Ighcrypto](https://forum.availproject.org/u/Ighcrypto)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/11 "2023-09-26T11:50:56Z")
I’m a crypto researcher combined with content creation ---
**Author:** ![QEDK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/qedk/32/22_2.png) [@QEDK](https://forum.availproject.org/u/QEDK)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/12 "2023-09-30T12:27:15Z")
Hey everyone, I’m QEDK and I work on the Avail Explorations team. Looking forward to releasing more of our explorations to the general public and having some interesting conversations over here! If anyone wants to have a chat regarding Avail, feel free to hmu on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/qedk\_](https://twitter.com/qedk_) 😄 ---
**Author:** ![kocc2408](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kocc2408](https://forum.availproject.org/u/kocc2408)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/13 "2023-10-06T11:49:39Z")
Hello everyone! I’m kocc, I didn’t enter the crypto world until 2021, I like the core idea of ​​decentralization, I will run the avail node, test it, I really like exploring new projects ---
**Author:** ![robin-rrt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/robin-rrt/32/15_2.png) [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/14 "2023-10-09T06:04:25Z")
Welcome! Glad to have you here. ---
**Author:** ![0xKnowledgE](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/0xknowledge/32/39_2.png) [@0xKnowledgE](https://forum.availproject.org/u/0xKnowledgE)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/15 "2023-10-14T15:47:36Z")
Hello everyone, I am Murad from Azerbaijan, I have been in crypto for 3 years, I have been dealing with node, testnet works for 1 and a half years and I love this job very much, I just met the avail project and I believe we will do very good things here. ---
**Author:** ![robin-rrt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/robin-rrt/32/15_2.png) [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/16 "2023-10-16T07:00:59Z")
Hey! Welcome to the community ---
**Author:** ![yigithanyavuz0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/96bed5/32.png) [@yigithanyavuz0](https://forum.availproject.org/u/yigithanyavuz0)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/17 "2023-10-17T10:15:51Z")
hi i am 21 years old. i have been interested in cryptos for 3 years. i produce content in my country. and i support Avail ---
**Author:** ![robin-rrt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/robin-rrt/32/15_2.png) [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/18 "2023-10-17T10:23:38Z")
Welcome to the community! ---
**Author:** ![Kratist0s](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/kratist0s/32/48_2.png) [@Kratist0s](https://forum.availproject.org/u/Kratist0s)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/19 "2023-10-19T20:46:32Z")
Hi Kratist0s from Kusama/Polkadot community. 🌍 Kenya 📝 NFTs, DAOs, Web3, Web3 communities. ⚡Excited to see how Avail team will build, use and expand Substrate to the world. 🚀 Would mostly be around community based stuff for normies and also help foster good understanding and collaboration between dotsama community and avail community as I learn more about Avail ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![robin-rrt](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/robin-rrt/32/15_2.png) [@robin-rrt](https://forum.availproject.org/u/robin-rrt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/20 "2023-10-20T05:40:22Z")
Welcome to the community! ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_K](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.availproject.org/alex_k/32/58_2.png) [@Alex\_K](https://forum.availproject.org/u/Alex_K)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5/21 "2023-10-22T02:48:43Z")
Is there a tutorial to run the node? [Next page](https://forum.availproject.org/t/welcome-to-avail-forum/5.md?page=2)